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This innovative book examines the complexities of de-bordering and re-bordering through a systematic comparison of seven transborder subregions along the western Pacific Rim and an extended analysis of the U.S.-Mexico border and several European border regions. Xiangming Chen ...

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An oral history of the Japanese American saga. It details the lives of first- and second-generation Japanese Americans before World War II with images drawn from interviews, songs, novels and newspaper articles. The heart of the story is the tragedy that followed the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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An examination of the strategies used by outsiders to usurp Hawaiian lands and undermine indigenous Hawaiian culture. Drawing upon historical and contemporary examples, it investigates Captain Cook's journals, Hollywood films and commercialized hula, to show how they displace native culture.

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People of Asian descent have lived for centuries in North and South America, where they have been involved in the creation of multicultural, multiethnic societies. This anthology explores their experiences among ethnic and cultural groups in a works by and about Asian Americans.

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Examines the complex role of Chinese American scientists and engineers in their ever-growing role in Silicon Valley. They learn how to utilize new social networks and make sense of a changed ethnic identity. This book presents important knowledge on the connection of Chinese ethnicity to high-skilled labor and entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley.

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This work includes ideas and perspectives for those seeking deeper understanding of the concepts and historical, political, economic, and social force that constitute the "Pacific Rim".